Collaboration is at the heart of Huntsman Cancer Institute’s culture. Fueled by dedication, lab scientists make progress each day toward understanding cancer from its beginnings. Recently, a pair of studies...
If you smoke and are over 50, you should talk to your doctor about a lung cancer screening. Chakravarthy Reddy, MD, describes how a low-dose chest CT scan could be...
Aria Vaishnavi, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at Huntsman Cancer Institute is an awardee of the Lung Cancer Research Foundation 2021 Scientific Grant Program. Vaishnavi will be using this grant to...
Martin McMahon, PhD, and his research group study the genetic mutations that contribute to lung cancer. About 30% of lung cancers can now be treated based on the disease’s specific...
Chakravarthy Reddy, MD, describes his journey to becoming a critical care doctor at Huntsman Cancer Institute, the role his mother played in helping choose this as a career and the...
"I can’t tell you how intimidating it is to walk into the doctor’s office and they say those three words—‘You have cancer,’" says Pat Wasilewski. Pat found a path forward...
The first patient in the world to be enrolled on a clinical trial of a new investigational drug, AN0025, was treated at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah...
When Scott Vance went in for a COVID-19 test, he never expected it would lead to a diagnosis of stage IV lung cancer. Scott’s doctors learned a specific mutation was...
Lung cancer screening helps us find cancer early, before the cancer is able to cause symptoms. The earlier cancer is found, the easier it is to treat. Treating lung cancer...
Sonam Puri gets up every day to care for patients with lung cancer. Then, she carves out time to work with other researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute to tackle why...
5 For The Fight, a global movement inviting everyone to give $5 for the fight against cancer, today announced the inaugural recipients of the 5 For The Fight Cancer Research...
Tom Varghese, MD, is a thoracic surgeon who treats patients with lung cancer at Huntsman Cancer Institute. But did you know he's also an amateur cartoonist who's passionate about gender...
Scientists at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah report today the development of new models to study molecular characteristics of tumors of the lung and pancreas that are...
Christine Stoffel joined Huntsman Cancer Institute's Community Advisory Board to advocate for parents who have, or someday might have, a child diagnosed with cancer. She wanted to share her family’s...
Aria Vaishnavi, PhD, a post-doctoral fellow at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ of Utah has received the first annual National Cancer Institute Pathway to Independence Award for Outstanding Early...
